Nahum 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.”
Nahum 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nahum 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nahum 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the pine spears are brandished.”
Nahum 2:3 — World English Bible
Nahum 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress spears are brandished. ”
Nahum 2:3 — American Standard Version
Nahum 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The shield of his mighty ones is become red, Men of might <FI>are in<Fi> scarlet, With fiery torches <FI>is<Fi> the chariot in a day of his preparation, And the firs have been caused to tremble.”
Nahum 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Nahum 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots [glitter] with the sheen of steel, in the day of his preparation, and the spears are brandished. ”
Nahum 2:3 — Darby Translation
Nahum 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The shield of his mightie men is made red: the valiant men are in skarlet: the charets shalbe as in the fire and flames in the day of his preparation, and the firre trees shall tremble.”
Nahum 2:3 — Geneva Bible
Nahum 2:3 in Context — Nahum 2
1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
2 For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
5 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
What Does Nahum 2:3 Mean?
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